Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.

Part of the medieval watchtower is displayed in an otherwise ordinary parking garage.

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, celestial wonders marked a portal to a powerful route of travel at this site in Madrid, Spain.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

There are many Byzantine-era churches still standing in Athens, but this is the only one with a 2,500-year-old column rising through its roof.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

A hidden church in a hidden courtyard tells the story of the Miracle of Amsterdam.

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.